Paint-decorated Wooden Tower Clock, Dial and Hands

Paint-decorated Wooden Tower Clock, Dial and Hands

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Bonhams Skinner[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$850[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Aug 09, 2022[/restrict]

Paint-decorated Wooden Tower Clock, Dial and Hands, green- and black-painted frame with cast iron brackets, two-train movement with brass gearing, grass hoper escapement, 8-in. dia. roman numeral iron dial marked "Med… Mass," wooden barrels, 50-in. dia. black-painted convex metal dial and arrow hand set.

Note: A letter from the American Clock & Watch Museum dated February 5, 1987, accompanies the clock, stating they have a similar example in their collection, possibly by Gardner Parker of Westboro, Massachusetts.